Surety


Grill and Prisco Secure Cancellation of Mechanic’s Lien and Lien Discharge Bond
June 25, 2026 | Construction | Surety

On June 9, 2026, State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits ordered the cancellation of a lien discharge bond, saving David Grill’s and Michael Prisco’s property-owner client nearly $602,000.

This dispute arose from a construction project located at 303 West 113th Street. Our client, the owner, entered into a contract with a general contractor (the “lienor”) for

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Rivkin Radler’s Surety Group Secures Dismissal of $3.3M Performance Bond Claim
October 6, 2025 | Surety

In a diversity action involving complex Georgia procedural law, a federal judge held that an obligee’s performance bond claim was untimely because the amended complaint was filed after the expiration of the two-year limitation period prescribed in the bond and did not relate back to the original pleading.

The dispute arose out of a construction

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Rivkin Radler Gains 2 Partners and a New Practice Group
August 5, 2025 | Construction | Surety

On July 30, Rivkin Radler added partners Brian Gunther and Michael Prisco. The duo will enhance the depth of the firm’s thriving construction practice and spearhead the firm’s new surety practice group.

The construction practice group, which now consists of 17 attorneys, was recently recognized by Best Law Firms as a national practice. The new

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